Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Justice builds the strength of progressive movements by training and educating nonprofit organizations on advocacy, while harnessing their collective power to transform our state and federal courts.
Alliance for Justice at a glance
In short: Alliance for Justice gave $625K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $313K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $625,000
- +31.6% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $312,500
- -34.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $312,500
- Total assets
- $17,145,795
- -21.2% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (76% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Alliance for Justice funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Alliance for Justice Action Campaign ($475K). Together the top 2 received $625K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Alliance for Justice gives
- Giving grew 67% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2019) to $625K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $625K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Justice Action Campaign Washington, DC | For Alliance for Justice Action Campaign | $475,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc New York, NY | General Contribution | $150,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17,145,795 | $4,952,351 | $9,266,100 | $625,000 | 2 | $310,164 |
| 2023 | $21,754,702 | $7,371,280 | $8,836,673 | $475,000 | 1 | $182,047 |
| 2022 | $23,359,215 | $12,258,749 | $7,779,537 | $425,000 | 1 | $277,024 |
| 2021 | $16,204,744 | $6,987,184 | $5,740,979 | $375,000 | 1 | $560,265 |
| 2020 | $13,824,890 | $5,142,561 | $5,477,838 | $200,000 | 1 | $250,405 |
| 2019 | $13,827,097 | $8,404,547 | $5,560,037 | $200,000 | 1 | $221,189 |
About Alliance for Justice
Based on IRS filings
Alliance for Justice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $17.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $625K. Net investment income was $310K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Alliance for Justice is led by Rakim Brooks, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 20 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Rakim Brooks
President
Board Member → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$83K (2021) → $178K (2024)
Keith Thirion
Vice President of Strategy & Interim Co-President
Vice President of Strategy → Vice President of Strategy & Interim Co-President, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$151K (2022) → $193K (2024)
Elisabeth Miller Kittredge
Vice President Operations & Interim Co-President
Vice President Operations → Vice President Operations & Interim Co-President, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$228K (2023) → $237K (2024)
Paulette Meyer
Chairman of the Board
Vice Chair → Chairman of the Board, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reginal Thornton
Director of Finance
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$130K (2021) → $150K (2024)
Natalie Roetzel Ossenfort
Program Director Bolder Advocacy
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$152K (2024)
Nona Randois
General Counsel
Director of Ca → General Counsel, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$133K (2019) → $189K (2024)
Anne Snouck-Hurgronje
Vice President of Institutional Advanc
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$185K (2023) → $215K (2024)
Carolyn Bobb
Vice President Communications
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$157K (2023) → $180K (2024)
Carol Leslie Hamilton
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clay Hiles
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deepak Gupta
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Norman Rosenberg
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Akunna Cook
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Torres
Vice Chair
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madeline Delone
Chair Elect & Treasurer
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair Elect & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alice Obrien
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deray McKesson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Gonzalez McIntosh
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Serra Falk Goldman
Secretary
Chair Elect → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Farhana Khera (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Khalil Shahyd (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Gonzalez-McIntosh (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Bradley Whitford (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Serra Falk-Goldman (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Andrew Ansel (2022) — Vice President of Institutional Advancement
- Former: Sara Matlin (2022) — Senior Bilingual Counsel
- Former: Abby Levine (2019–2021) — Director of Advocacy Program
- Former: Alicia Peyton (2019–2021) — Director of Administration
- Former: Arnold Spellun (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Lurye (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Goldberg (2019–2021) — Director of Justice Program
- Former: Nan Aron (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Leslie Cordes (2019–2020) — Vice President of Programs & Operati
- Former: Jahan Sagafi (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ken Grossinger (2019) — Chairman of the Board
- Former: Rachel Levin (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Surina Khan (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $237K, to Elisabeth Miller Kittredge (VP Operations/Interim Co-President). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Alliance for Justice
How much does Alliance for Justice give each year?
Alliance for Justice gave $625K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $475K across 1 grant.
How large is Alliance for Justice?
Alliance for Justice reported $17.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.
What is Alliance for Justice?
Alliance for Justice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Washington, DC. It holds $17.1M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Alliance for Justice operate?
Alliance for Justice has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York.
What is Alliance for Justice's EIN?
Alliance for Justice's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1009973. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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